You should get a good cut and get all those chemicals cut off. Start fresh and try maybe a modified CG routine. Learn to work with what you have. Perhaps if your hair was more on the healthy side, it...

ITA with this statement, it's getting the hang of caring for the hair as a whole by learning what works and what doesn't. Products are a big part of it but without the routine, the products won't do...

Ok, maybe find some good condtioner, a thick one. Put that on your hair and comb thru. Then rinse. Add a pea size amount back into your hair, it needs the moisture. Then add your curl creme, (I know...

What I do is wash in the sink. I comb everything thru while the hair is wet and full of conditioner, my head is upside down. I scrunch product in that way and then comb thru again. I can see my curls...

I comb my hair when it is full of conditioner, then I let my hair "rest" for a minute or two and I watch the curls start. Then I rinse my hair thoroughly and add in my leave-in and then my products....

I would do a darker blonde color but not brown since it tends to come out a little darker anyway, a semi-permenant color that washes out. I went months and months while I was preggo and hated my grey...